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Pops old truck
Hi, I'm new to this community. I have my late father's 94 F150. 5.0/auto/AC/2wheel drive, 49,000 miles. This truck is near mint. Great interior. Good paint. Two fuel tanks. What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting. Does anyone use an aftermarket air filter system like the KN Filter Charger? Any fuel recomendations 87/89/93? What exhaust are you guys using? Any sugestion on how to get better fuel milage?
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Post Fiend
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From: Lakewood, Ohio
welcome to fte.
go to the 5.0 section and do a search on your questions.
also do a search in this forum, you will get may answers.
good luck with truck.
sounds very nice.
sorry about your dad.
go to the 5.0 section and do a search on your questions.
also do a search in this forum, you will get may answers.
good luck with truck.
sounds very nice.
sorry about your dad.
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From: Aurora,Colorado
Originally Posted by 2Wheeler
Hi, I'm new to this community. I have my late father's 94 F150. 5.0/auto/AC/2wheel drive, 49,000 miles. This truck is near mint. Great interior. Good paint. Two fuel tanks. What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting. Does anyone use an aftermarket air filter system like the KN Filter Charger? Any fuel recomendations 87/89/93? What exhaust are you guys using? Any sugestion on how to get better fuel milage?
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It seems that many people dont feel any difference when one of the K&Ns are installed. Most people use the lowest octane possible--because of cost. And the 5.0 has a knock sensor--and allows low octane to be used usually.
Better gas milage can be obtained with new plugs, new air cleaner, and new oxygen sensor usually--but your truck has low mileage and a new O2 sensor may not make any difference.
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Yes K&N is a waste for most people, simply here is why:
The K&N does one thing, it allows more flow.
More flow is not always needed. The fact is the stock air filter will absolutely flow more than enough air for a stock and even slightly modified motor.
The K&N filter does however do one thing else. And that is it does not filter nearly as well. The reason for this is that it allows K&N to claim 2 things. That there filters flow alot of air, and are cleanable.
There are many tests that prove K&N allows much larger debrit into the motor. THis is how they get the flow rate up. And the funny thing is the K&N Filters will clog up much faster than a stock filter.
Bottom line. Unless the CFM of air required of the engine exceeds the OEM filters capabilities, OR you simply want a reuseable filter, there is no need to use a K&N filter on your truck.
Heres just one source:
http://home.usadatanet.net/~jbplock/ISO5011/SPICER.htm
The K&N does one thing, it allows more flow.
More flow is not always needed. The fact is the stock air filter will absolutely flow more than enough air for a stock and even slightly modified motor.
The K&N filter does however do one thing else. And that is it does not filter nearly as well. The reason for this is that it allows K&N to claim 2 things. That there filters flow alot of air, and are cleanable.
There are many tests that prove K&N allows much larger debrit into the motor. THis is how they get the flow rate up. And the funny thing is the K&N Filters will clog up much faster than a stock filter.
Bottom line. Unless the CFM of air required of the engine exceeds the OEM filters capabilities, OR you simply want a reuseable filter, there is no need to use a K&N filter on your truck.
Heres just one source:
http://home.usadatanet.net/~jbplock/ISO5011/SPICER.htm
